Loewen StormForce

Loewen StormForce Series

Maximum Protection for Coastal Environments

Loewen StormForce Products take the performance of our standard windows and doors to the extreme.

We offer you fenestration structurally enhanced to meet – and exceed – International Residential Code, Florida Building Code and other Coastal requirements, including the stringent Dade County certification.

Each test is conducted by an independent agency, based on extreme conditions and varying product sizes. Code compliance is a fundamental aspect of Loewen design and engineering.

Highlights

Maximum coastal protection – purposely designed to withstand all of nature’s harshest elements – hurricanes, tropical storms, high winds, driving rain, sweltering heat and freezing cold
Unseen structural upgrades– no unsightly brackets and/ or locks commonly seen on coastal products
Versatile and enhanced styling – Coastal Douglas fir wood interior standard with the choice of extruded aluminum cladding
Optimal thermal performance – LowE insulated glazing, laminated, and reflective glazing options which provide comfort, shading, and peace of mind

Impact Glazing

Windborne wreckage can impact homes during windstorms and hurricanes, with gusting, pervasive winds to follow. To protect the integrity and interior of homes, windows and doors must resist penetration and remain in place and intact.

Impact designed laminated-glass windows and doors pass windborne debris impact tests, and even when broken, the glass fragments remain integral, adhering to the plastic interlayer, to preserve the building envelope.

With impact products rated up to DP 85, Loewen’s superior design is able to withstand 9,000 cycles of positive and negative wind loading, 105 psf structural loading and the impact of a D-Missile*.

* D-Missile certified products are tested to withstand impact from a 9 pound 2 x 4 stud, 8 feet in length, at an impact speed of 50 feet/second. Products are then tested to withstand 9,000 positive and negative wind loading cycles without failure of the building envelope.

Laminated Glass

All Loewen StormForce products use industry leading laminated glass produced by bonding a combination of plastic vinyl layers and polyester film between two panes of glass into a single sheet.

Laminated glass has the look of ordinary glass but offers a fortification against accidental impact, forced entry, sun damage and noise that far surpasses that of standard glass.

Glazing options on Impact products include PVB and SGP in clear layers. Also available is a LoE3 coating which helps reduce solar heat gain while being virtually invisible.